A New Spin on Valentine Floral Arrangements

So, last week I was talking about transitioning my Christmas decorating to winter decorating.  Did you see the post?  Well just like that, I am over it!  I guess that shows that it took me too long to do my winter decorating in the first place because now I seem to be all about Valentine's Day.  I'm scatter-brained that way sometimes :).

My husband is traveling this week; snow and extreme cold temperatures were forecasted.  So, I decided to go and buy some flowers and play around with them while I was stuck inside.  My desire was to make a Valentine floral arrangement but not in the traditional colors.  I was inspired by a couple of spools of ribbon that sat on my counter as I was thinking about my project.  The colors of the spools were pale pink and peach.  I thought the colors looked beautiful together.

Winter Decorating

Hi, all!  How are you doing?  Are you making it through January OK?  I can’t believe it’s more than halfway through!  Part of my January has been spent getting my house into winter decorating mode.  Gone is the red and green of the holidays and now it is time for neutrals to reign in the house.

Some of My Favorite Designs from 2018

Welcome!  I am very slowly moving into 2019 but, while I painstakingly get my house into January mode, I wanted to look back at some of the designs I created last year to gain perspective as I move forward into a new year.  Looking back helps me to appreciate some of my achievements (something that is hard for me to do sometimes) while also allowing me to set some new goals toward overall improvement .

So, here is a little slide show of my favorite floral designs from 2018.  Some you may have seen before and some may be new to you:

An Ice Vase as a Centerpiece: Transitioning into Winter

Here it is several weeks after Christmas and still I am finding myself not quite ready to do away with all of the sparkle and lighting that is a part of the holiday season.  So, as I transition over to winter décor, I still need a little glitz included.

I went to Michael's the other day and found myself in the Christmas clearance aisle and thought I could, perhaps, find uses for the items I found there.  Many of them had a bit of sparkle :) ~

Top Posts of 2018

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Happy 2019, everyone!  Before moving onto the new year with all of its promise, I thought I would reflect on what you all liked best last year when it came to this blog.  I find it therapeutic and informative to look back and, perhaps, learn a few things about you, as well as myself along the way. Some of your favorites surprised me, while at the same time, I was surprised that some of my favorite posts were not very successful...at all!  C'est la vie :) !